Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air

6.9 (10 votes)• 2007• 90m•Released

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A documentary made to coincide with Niemeyer's 100th birthday. The renowned architect talks about his long life, his inspirations, and his aspirations towards a just Brazil, and the ways he tried to help that along in his spectacular and beautiful buildings.

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Languages: Portuguese

Director: Fabiano Maciel

Starring Cast: Oscar Niemeyer, Lúcio Costa, Italo Campofiorito, Ferreira Gullar, Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, Chico Buarque

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Oscar Niemeyer

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Lúcio Costa

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Italo Campofiorito

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Ferreira Gullar

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Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris

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Chico Buarque

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Eduardo Galeano

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Carlos Heitor Cony

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Nelson Pereira dos Santos

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Eric Hobsbawm

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Bruno Contarini

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José Saramago

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Jean-Paul Sartre

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Mário Soares

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